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enTouchscreens open to smudge attackshttp://3dgameman.com/news/2010/08/11/touchscreens-open-smudge-attacks
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Greasy fingerprints can take the shine off a new touchscreen handset, and the smudges they leave behind could also leave it open to hacking, according to researchers.</p>
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When touchscreen devices are held up to the face, they pick up oil from the skin, explained researchers from the University of Pennsylvania at the Usenix security conference. The next time the password is entered, the pattern can be traced &ndash; and photographed &ndash; in the resulting smudges.</p><p><a href="http://3dgameman.com/news/2010/08/11/touchscreens-open-smudge-attacks" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://3dgameman.com/news/2010/08/11/touchscreens-open-smudge-attacks#commentshacksTouchscreensTechnologypcpro.co.ukWed, 11 Aug 2010 17:33:06 +0000Tiv1062090 at http://3dgameman.comHacking a car (Q&A)http://3dgameman.com/news/2010/05/14/hacking-car-qa
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<img alt="" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/05/14/CarSecurity_270x266.png" style="margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; float: right; width: 170px; height: 167px; " />In the near future, you may be more worried about a hacker attack on your car than on your PC.</p>
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A group of researchers from two universities tested their hacking skills on two cars and found that they could remotely lock the brakes, the engine, and windows on a car; turn on the radio, heat, and windshield wipers; honk the horn; and change the speedometer display.</p><p><a href="http://3dgameman.com/news/2010/05/14/hacking-car-qa" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://3dgameman.com/news/2010/05/14/hacking-car-qa#commentshacksTechnologyCnetSat, 15 May 2010 00:24:49 +0000Tiv1061075 at http://3dgameman.comInsider reveals details of Google hackshttp://3dgameman.com/news/2010/04/20/insider-reveals-details-google-hacks
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The hacking attacks on Google earlier this year were much worse than previously believed, according to a report in The New York Times.</p>
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The paper quotes &quot;someone with direct knowledge of the investigation&quot; as saying that the hackers managed to steal Google&#39;s Gaia password system, described as one of the company&#39;s &quot;crown jewels&quot;.<br />
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The system controls access to all Google log-in accounts, including webmail and the firm&#39;s business applications.</p><p><a href="http://3dgameman.com/news/2010/04/20/insider-reveals-details-google-hacks" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://3dgameman.com/news/2010/04/20/insider-reveals-details-google-hacks#commentsgooglehacksTechnologyv3.co.ukWed, 21 Apr 2010 04:19:54 +0000Tiv1060761 at http://3dgameman.com